On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:27:37 -0800, "James Couball" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Are "Safe Pipe Opens" as described here: >http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/ActivePerl/5.8/lib/Pod/perlipc.htm >l#safe_pipe_opens > >supported in ActivePerl? > >Whenever I try this statement: >$pid = open(KID_TO_READ, "-|"); You can find out about the portability of builtin functions by reading perlport.pod: | open The "|" variants are supported only if ToolServer is installed. | (Mac OS) | | open to "|-" and "-|" are unsupported. (Mac OS, Win32, RISC OS) | | Opening a process does not automatically flush output handles on | some platforms. (SunOS, Solaris, HP-UX) Also available here: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/ActivePerl/5.8/lib/Pod/perlport.html#alphabetical_listing_of_perl_functions As you can see, your usage above is not supported on Windows. Cheers, -Jan _______________________________________________ ActivePerl mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
